The acute toxicity and sublethal effects of nitrite on growth and feed utilization of European eel, Anguilla anguilla (L.)

Aquaculture Research

Volumn 27, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 903-911

  Kamstra, A ^a   Span, I A ^a   Van Weerd, J H ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EUROPEAN EEL; FEED UTILIZATION; GROWTH; NITRITE; TOXICITY;

ANGUILLA ANGUILLA;

EID: 0030301473     PISSN: 1355557X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2109.1996.tb01250.x     Document Type: Article

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